West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-03-24
The WILD MISSOURI
iNVADES THE LOwLANDS AND
Drives the settlers out OF Their
Homes-Familics Sock Trees
And HAY stacks

BISMARCK, OAK, March 81 The Ms our
river Is still on the rampage. The Buford
rise reached this point to,dny, and the water
su1"iny over the prairie a "A greater depth
ana more tarritN' spssi than ever. I he
stream has risen foot here to-day, which
'se Is equal 70 a riss cf over - feet in the
upper river, as the water II spread
out over a stretch Of country six miles wide.
The fearful blizz lrd OF yesterday abatei last
evening, aud left over ak inche, OF snow
throuSh1ut the Northwest. Tnis viii add to
he ilo n, AMI as tho sun has coms out warm
'o'day, the tributaries OF the NJ ssouri are
already growing from the mslto snow.
The roscuing part e' that ma lc the won
I'riu journey into the low land, yesterIay
anu saved the lives Of six men and one wo-
mn, who were perched ON tho top, OF houses,
aud IN the trees, ara TIA, heroes OF the day. \
telegram from Fort L'uc)ln yesterday an,
nounced hat psople could be seen from that
point standing ON hay stack aud in trees
and thnt unless they werc r,icS5I they
would
rRiusH IL TuE FLOOD
Ii is believed that tue people rescued are
The ones referred O. i'm the Lucoln disp,tch,
l.hou ia M my claim rh,t ia, cpIntry di~
rec.iy opbpsite the Bort is sett ed. aud nu-
meruus inhab,tanti ot the ao,lei district
are still ia danger, IL not sw,ps away. 4
report also go ua, from the north e. tho Of
rec tnat at Painted Woods tho settlers have
b'en in the trees aui hay stacks for two
lays AMI rehef plr,les have bsen sent to
that point. Toe report that Superintendent
IL Of Ia. ~ .af. I "a
oeel dr0Nnel, has b,en don.ei. and H. is
learned that the rum,r grew out Of his at
,'mpt to clms t. Bismarck Friday evening
I-e gorge a. Snbley lIaud remains firm,
and al ,iTpr.s u remove 10 arc vain. Il tia.
present STATE of all ,rs should remiin "A week
the Missouri would have a psrmlneut channel
sat ucrcs' the Z. u ,try at least two miles east
pi the old course. The leo j. npwing freely
today aud l. being lodged IN blocks of from
aToi tot quarter "a n,,!e in lelgth on the
farms aud mellow lands Of tho settlers. tn,
Northern Pac hc tres l,h,s not been rsp,ir,d.
AMI u is imp) s.hle f,s the company TO work
upon The structure on account OF the flowing
CHASED by TIIE WATERS
81 rapidly did the II ppi risa at Painted
woods thut two families, including i've
rhlidren, started 10 pack their hou.eloI
goods preparatory 10 moving blcll from the
stream yesterday morning Tds.r houses wore
'ocated on low land. an before they 20,
ready TO start the water was within six fest
of their houses They then startel. bu.
were compelled To g through low land "A
quarter Of "A mile before they could reach tho
Buttes, their houses bsiug On the
hignest spot in the lo,ality N,
sooner did the water reach that helgh,
than It swep. down into the low
land, an for ove- quar5er OF a mile the
1orfor-5 rick'n people were pursued by the
b ushng waters. Before they reached the
highland they were overtaken, aud for the
'ast four rods were compelled 20 wade
through three feet OF watcr one OF the child
rcn being carrieia long distance.
Another train load Of passengers nrrjved
from the + ,st to-iAy, and vii he compelled
to roman here until u is possible TO cross the
Missouri. As the ice is flowing freely IL i.
believed that the river will ue fres Of ice a.
morrow, aud tho Northern Pdc H. will cstab
lish transfer line OF boats